A Peer Review of Pelagic Longline Circle Hook Experiments

Project Overview:
Andrew Read (Duke University, NC, USA)
Accidental capture, or bycatch, of sea turtles in pelagic longline fishing gear is a global conservation concern. Research has indicated that replacing traditional fishing hooks with circle hooks has reduced turtle deaths, but it is unclear whether they have been universally successful at reducing bycatch. This project reviews the published literature on pelagic longline circle hook experiments in the Northwestern Atlantic, Azores, Ecuador and Gulf of Mexico.
Lenfest Summaries:
Research Series Reports
application/pdf iconLenfest Research Series Report
February, 2007
Publications and Reports:
Published Papers

Read, A.J. 2007. Do circle hooks reduce the mortality of sea turtles in pelagic longlines? A review of recent experiments. Biological Conservation 135(2): 155-169.

application/pdf iconBiological Conservation paper
March, 2007
Reports

Read, Andrew. 2006. Do Circle Hooks Reduce the Mortality of Sea Turtles in Pelagic Longlines? A Review of Recent Experiments.

application/pdf iconUnderlying Lenfest report
May, 2006